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JEFFERSONVILLE, INDIANA, AUGUST 8, 1914.FIRING OFF MAINE COAST Eight or Ten Heavy Gun Shots Heard Within Two Minutes.Portland, Me., August 7.—The firing of heavy guns off the Maine coast was heard early today. Eight or ten shots within two minutes were heard shortly before 7 o’clock by the keeper of Portland observatory. The sound seemed to come from a point twenty-five or thirty miles south-southeast of Portland and probably in the vicinity of Seguin island.The shots also was heard at the harbor forts and at points between here and Bath. Seguin is a small island off the mouth of the Kennebec river, a few miles below Bath.The reported firing was not heard by the life savers at either Cape Elizabeth or Popham beach stations. At Pop-ham beach, which is near Seguin island, the life savers were certain they would have heard the guns if there had been a naval engagement off Seguin.No information was available at Bath or Boothbay harbor, but in this city the reports continued to come in from all sources that there had been heavy firing. One of the newspaper offices received at least two hundred inquiries about it during the early forenoon.COASTERS MAY CROSS OCEAN. Several Ships Flying American Flag 1 fered to Government.New York. August 6.—Steamshi flying the American flag and engag in the coastwise trade, for the mlt; part are to be offered to the govei ment for tr^ns-Atlantic service, whi has been,demoralized by the war sit ation in Europe. Offers of vesslt; have been sent to commissioner navigation chamberlain at Washin ton, it became known today, and v be communicated at once to Secreta Redfield, of the department of coi merce.The question of insurance, althou; the rates may be thought exeessiv can be settled after the ships are four it is said.The most suitable vessels for the trs Atlantic trade are the Pacific linei now engaged in the trade with As These might be brought through t Panami canal. Of vessels already Atlantic waters the best for a trar Atlantic service would be twenty-thr of the Southern Pacific line, all fit i over-ocean sailing.The vessels of the American line our flag and can continue to cross t ocean in safety. In addition there a RpH Stnr nfpnmahina that are nc
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Jeffersonville Daily Reflector
Jeffersonville, Indiana, US
Sun, Feb 08, 1914
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